Vocab Info

A15 Noun

(ぼう)さんBuddhist priest, monk, son (of others)

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        Buddhist priest, monk

        Familiar language, Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language,

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      2. 2.

        son (of others)

        Familiar language, Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language,

    All Forms

    お坊さん 【おぼうさん】

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    • (ぼう)さん(いえ)()た。

      A monk came to the house.

    • (ぼう)さん(はなし)()きました。

      I listened to the monk's story.

    • (ぼう)さん言葉(ことば)(こころ)(ひび)いた。

      The monk's words resonated with me.

    • A:「山寺(やまでら)(ぼう)さん()いに()こう。」B:「いいね。人生(じんせい)について相談(そうだん)したいな。」

      A: "Let's go visit the monk at the mountain temple." B: "Sounds good. I want to talk about life."

    • A:「最近(さいきん)は、(ぼう)さんとサラリーマンの両立(りょうりつ)をしている(ひと)もいるんだって。」B:「それ()いたことある。」

      A: "I heard there are people who are both monks and salarymen these days." B: "I've heard that too."

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